‘’Everything Everywhere All at Once’’
When an interdimensional rift alters reality, Evelyn, a Chinese immigrant to the United States, is thrust into a wild adventure in which only she can save the world. Lost in the infinite worlds of the multiverse, this unexpected heroine must channel her newfound powers to battle the strange and perplexing dangers of the multiverse as the fate of the world hangs in the balance.
Strengthening the presence of the Asian community
»Everything Everywhere All at Once» has helped to strengthen the presence of the Asian community on screen. Although it was already building on an established foundation thanks to »Crazy Rich Asians,» and »Shang-Chi» starring both Yeoh and Stephanie Hsu. As for Ke Huy Quan, a child actor famous for »Indiana Jones» and »The Goonies,» his retirement from the screen in 2002 was due to the feeling that he just didn’t fit in.
Ke Huy Quan’s comeback, a great success
So it’s a victory that in his comeback he plays Evelyn’s husband Waymond, or rather 200 different Waymonds. The strength of Ke Huy Quan’s performance and the Oscar nomination will perhaps make up for years of ostracism.
Family problems
In »Everything Everywhere All at Once» Evelyn speaks to her father in Cantonese and to her husband, Waymond, in Mandarin. Evelyn and her daughter, Joy, played by Hsu, communicate in a mixture of Mandarin and English. This mixture of languages underscores a certain lack of communication in the Wang family, who cannot find the right words to express their feelings.
Evelyn, the great protagonist
The plot begins by depicting the day-to-day life of the Wangs, who run a laundromat in a drab California town, struggling to make ends meet. Evelyn’s marriage is faltering and she struggles with her relationship with her demanding father, Gong Gong. She also finds it difficult to get along with her daughter, Joy, who is more focused on her relationship with her non-Chinese girlfriend, which Evelyn hides from the girl’s grandfather.
The Alphaverse
Everything Evelyn has built as an immigrant in the United States is threatened when the laundry is audited by the IRS. At that moment, she discovers that what she has lived through is only an infinitesimal part of millions of lives in what is called the Alphaverse: many parallel universes that exist because each life choice creates a new alternate universe.
Epic struggle
She realizes that she will have to fight Jobu Tupaki, the Alfaverse’s version of Joy, a ruthless killer present in all other universes or dimensions who wants to eliminate all living beings. Evelyn is the only hope for the multiverse not to be destroyed. Among this chaos is a black muffin, which is central to the story.
Only 40 days of shooting
One of the biggest curiosities of the film is that it was shot in only 40 days. All films that have just a tenth of the budget of »Everything, Everywhere, All at Once» take much, much longer to shoot. And considering some of the complicated sequences in the film, that time frame is even more impressive. According to actress Michelle Yeoh, it was made possible by the fact that the filmmakers were so well prepared that they only had to change small things on the fly.
Five people in the visual effects team
The visual effects team was small. The film has quite a few visual effects thanks to its delirious multiverse proposition. That’s why it came as a surprise when it was revealed that there were only five people doing the film’s FX work.
Five people in the visual effects team
The film has been and continues to be a brutal success. »Everything, Everywhere, All at Once» has accumulated success both at the box office and in major awards. Its next date will be the 2023 Oscar Awards, where it has accumulated a total of 11 nominations: best picture, best leading actress, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, best costume design, best direction, best editing, best original song, best soundtrack and best original screenplay.
